Harman Kardon DVD 5 Owner's Manual page 22

Playback Basics
Basic playback with the DVD 5 involves func-
tions similar to those you may be familiar with
for conventional CD players or changers:
Turn the unit on by pressing in the Master
Power Switch , if it has not already
been engaged.
Press the Standby Switch /
are already discs loaded in the unit, the last
disc to be played will automatically begin
playing.
If the disc was stopped using the Resume
function, playback will begin from the point
where it was stopped. If the disc was
stopped by pressing the Stop Button
/ twice, the disc will begin playing
from its beginning.
Load any new discs as indicated in the
previous section.
After loading discs, press the Open/Close
Button / to begin play.
Playback Features for DVD and CD Discs:
To move to the next disc in the unit, press
the Disk-Skip Button /
To select a specific disc in the player, press
the Direct-Access Button
ding to the slot where that disc is loaded.
To momentarily pause playback and freeze
the current picture frame on a DVD, press
the Pause Button / . To resume play-
back after pressing the Pause button, press
the Play Button / .
To move forward or backward through the
tracks on a CD or the chapters on a DVD,
press the Skip Forward/Reverse Buttons
on the front panel or the Previous/
Next Buttons on the remote
To move forward or backward through the
DVD or CD disc being played at fast speed,
press the Search Forward/Reverse
Buttons / / . Once one of these
buttons is pressed, the fast search will
continue until the Play Button
pressed. Note that the fast-play speeds vary
for CD discs and DVDs.
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For DVD playback, there are four fast-play
speeds. Each press of the Search
Forward/Reverse Buttons
cycle to the next speed in the following order:
In Fast Search x2, the
Mode Indicators
steadily.
. If there
In Fast Search x4, the outside
Playback Mode Indicator
and the inside indicator will remain
steadily lit.
In Fast Search x8, the inside
Playback Mode Indicator
and the outside indicator will remain
steadily lit.
In Fast Search x16, both
Playback Mode Indicators
Note that there will be no audio playback dur-
ing fast-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs.
This is normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and
surround processors cannot process the
digital audio streams during fast-play modes;
audio will be heard during fast-play of
conventional CDs.
.
For CD playback, there are three fast-play
speeds. Each press of the of the Search
correspon- Forward/Reverse Buttons
cycle to the next speed in the following order:
In Fast Search x2, the
Mode Indicators
steadily
In Fast Search x4, the outside
Playback Mode Indicator
and the inside indicator will remain
steadily lit.
In Fast Search x8, the inside
/ . Playback Mode Indicator
and the outside indicator will remain
steadily lit.
When playing a DVD disc, you may move for-
ward or backward through the program being
played in one of four speeds by pressing the
/ is Slow-Play Buttons
press of the buttons will move to the next
speed in the following order:
In the 1/16th Speed Slow mode, the
and
/ / will will both flash.
In the 1/8th Speed Slow mode, the inside
and Playback and
will both light will flash and the outside indicator will
remain steadily lit.
or In the 1/4 Speed Slow mode, the outside
will flash or
will flash and the inside indicator will
remain steadily lit.
or In the 1/2 Speed Slow mode, both the
will flash and
will remain steadily lit.
Note that there will be no audio playback dur-
and ing slow-forward or -reverse play of DVD discs.
will flash. This is normal for DVD, as A/V receivers and
surround processors cannot process the digital
audio streams during slow modes. Slow play is
not available for CD discs.
When a camera icon appears on the screen,
this is your indication that there is multiple-
angle information on the disc being played.
To change the angle, press the Angle
Button
appears. An on-screen banner message will
appear to indicate the angle view in use.
/ / will
To illuminate the buttons on the remote control
so that they may be seen in low-light condi-
and Playback tions, press the Light Button
will both light
Note: Playback of discs with 96kHz/24-bit
audio requires the use of circuitry normally used
or for other features. Accordingly, Slow Play,
will flash Forward/Reverse Search, Step Advance and
Pause features are not available with these
discs.
or
will flash
on the remote. Each
Playback Mode Indicators
Playback Mode Indicator
Playback Mode Indicator
Playback Mode Indicators
until the desired angle view
30
.